Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia
Latvia: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia peaked at 2.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 52nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -58.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% compare
- 50 Andorra 0.6% compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 54 Malawi 0.5% compare
- 55 Serbia 0.5% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Latvia was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Latvia ranks 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release